How Proper Planning, Veterinary Exams, and Fecal Testing Facilitate Successful Canine Adoption

January 14, 2012
Photo of Cardiff Palm Springs Mountains

This article appeared on petMD as part of Dr Mahaney’s The Daily Vet series. Upon hearing a family or individual discuss a plan to give the gift of canine life as a holiday present, I experience an unusual psychic shift: I am transported out of my body into a dreamscape reminiscent of a scene from [...]

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Dr. Mahaney’s Musings on Bugsy Wonderdog’s Textual Mutterings in Educating Humans

January 8, 2012
Photo of Janice Elenbaas and Bugsy of Lucky Dog Cuisine

This article appeared on petMD as part of Dr Mahaney’s The Daily Vet series. Few dogs can express their intellectual capacity in a manner that will produce a piece of written work. Bugsy, a Goldendoodle who served as a constant companion to his family and as the brand mascot for Lucky Dog Cuisine (LDC), was [...]

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Make 2012 Your Pet’s Best Ever With Three Reasonable New Year’s Resolutions

December 30, 2011

What 2012 New Year’s resolutions are you making for yourself? This year, I’m pledging to spend more unscheduled play time with my dog, Cardiff, in commemoration of two healthy years since his last episode of Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (see I Am So Thankful for the Health of My Dog). How about New Year’s resolutions [...]

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Top Five Pet Safety Tips for Hanukkah

December 23, 2011
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See this article’s original posting as a slide show on petMD Top Five Pet Safety Tips Considering the media promotion and retail sales galore, our country’s collective conscience seems single mindedly focused on Christmas. We must not forget to consider pet safety around Christmas’ proverbial step-cousin, Hanukkah. Plan ahead and use common sense to keep [...]

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Dr Patrick’s Top Five Canine Holiday Gifts

December 19, 2011

This article appeared on petMD as part of Dr Mahaney’s The Daily Vet series. Despite the sheer glee dog owners achieve by giving holiday gifts, most canines will be similarly enthusiastic about nearly any offering, regardless of holiday or occasion. Dog caretakers might as well provide presents aimed at enhancing canine health or safety instead [...]

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